Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival

The Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival (French: Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, FCIAT) is an annual film festival, which takes place in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.[1] The festival presents a program of Canadian and international films in late October and early November each year.[2]

Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Years active39
Inaugurated1982
WebsiteOfficial website

The festival was launched in 1982.[3] It was an expansion of the Semaine du cinéma régional, a festival launched in 1977 which concentrated exclusively on films made in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.[4]

Festival programmer Anne-France Thibault has compared it to the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, in that both festivals became popular cultural events and important stops on the Canadian film festival circuit despite having been launched in blue-collar mining communities removed from Canada's traditional cultural meccas.[5]

While the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada forced nearly all other Canadian film festivals to either cancel their 2020 programs or shift to an online streaming model, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region's very low rate of COVID-19 cases made it one of the few film festivals in the country that was able to hold physical screenings.[1] Despite the reduced risk, social distancing protocols, including mandatory masks, sanitizer stations and reduced audience sizes, were still maintained for audience safety.[6]

Awards

Grand Prix Hydro-Québec

The Grand Prix Hydro-Québec is presented to the film that was voted the most popular by audiences.

Year Film Director Ref
1983 The Taste of Water (De smaak van water) Orlow Seunke [7]
1984 The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) André Melançon [7]
1985 Rocking Silver Erik Clausen [8]
1986 Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine) André Melançon [7]
1987 Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit) Jean-Claude Lauzon [7]
1988 Salut Victor Anne Claire Poirier [7]
1989 Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) Denys Arcand [9]
1990 Princes in Exile Giles Walker [7]
1991 L'Homme de rêve Robert Ménard [7]
1992 Anna's Garden (Le jardin d'Anna) Alain Chartrand [7]
1993 Les Fiancés de la tour Eiffel Gilles Blais [7]
1994 To Live Zhang Yimou [7]
1995 Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau) Robert Ménard [7]
1996 The Eighth Day (Le huitième jour) Jaco Van Dormael [7]
1997 Marius and Jeannette Robert Guédiguian [7]
1998 Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) Roberto Benigni [7]
1999 Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes) Jean Beaudin [7]
2000 Shower Zhang Yang [7]
2001 Italian for Beginners Lone Scherfig [7]
2002 Chaos and Desire (La Turbulence des fluides) Manon Briand [7]
2003 Strange Gardens (Effroyables jardins) Jean Becker [7]
2004 Villa Paranoia Erik Clausen [7]
2005 Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël) Christian Carion [7]
2006 The Little Book of Revenge (Le Guide de la petite vengeance) Jean-François Pouliot [7]
April in Love (Avril) Gérald Hustache-Mathieu
2007 Emma's Bliss Sven Taddicken [7]
2008 Trisomie 21: Le défi Pérou Lisette Marcotte [7]
2009 The Over the Hill Band (Meisjes) Geoffrey Enthoven [7]
2010 Oxygen (Adem) Hans Van Nuffel [7]
2011 Monsieur Lazhar Philippe Falardeau [10]
2012 What's in a Name? (Le Prénom) Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte [11]
2013 Time of My Life (Tot altijd) Nic Balthazar [12]
2014 Whiplash Damien Chazelle [13]
2015 Brooklyn John Crowley [14]
2016 Maudie Aisling Walsh [15]
2017 Mr. Stein Goes Online (Un profil pour deux) Stéphane Robelin [16]
2018 Woman at War Benedikt Erlingsson [17]
2019 Les chiens-loups Dominic Leclerc [18]
2020 Heroic Losers (La odisea de los Giles) Sebastián Borensztein [19]

Télébec Prize

The Télébec Prize is a juried award presented to a film judged as the best short film of the festival.

Year Film Director Ref
1985 Le Film d'Arianne Josée Beaudet [8]
1986 Sonia Paule Baillargeon [7]
1987 The Man Who Planted Trees (L'homme qui plantait des arbres) Frédéric Back [7]
1988 Sortie 234 Michel Langlois [7]
1989 L'Humeur à l'humour Nicole Giguère, Michèle Pérusse [9]
1990 Nuits d'Afrique Catherine Martin [7]
1991 67 bis, boulevard Lannes Jean-Claude Labrecque [7]
1992 L'Année qui change la vie Suzanne Guy [7]
1993 Ménage Pierre Salvadori [7]
1994 Act Naturally (Gull og grønne skoger) Harald Zwart [7]
1995 Yoidore Jirohachi Tsukuru Imanishi [7]
1996 35 Aside Damien O'Donnell [7]
1997 Ernest and the Light (Ernst og Lyset) Tomas Villum Jensen [7]
1998 No Problem Eva Colmers [7]
1999 Kuproquo Jean-François Rivard [7]
2000 Echo Frédéric Roullier-Gall [7]
2001 Il parle avec les loups Carlos Ferrand Zavala [7]
2002 Tiro de gracia Mario Mandujano, Jesus Ochoa [7]
2003 Merci Christine Rabette [7]
2004 7:35 de la mañana Nacho Vigalondo [7]
2005 Un charter pour les étoiles Philippe Levasseur [7]
2006 Bawke Hisham Zaman [7]
2007 Salvador Abdelatif Hwidar [7]
2008 Next Floor Denis Villeneuve [7]
2009 Léger problème Hélène Florent [7]
2010 Beast Lars Pedersen Arendt [7]
2011 L'Accordeur Olivier Treiner [10]
2012 Curfew Shawn Christensen [11]
2013 Penny Dreadful Shane Atkinson [12]
2014 Life's a Bitch (Toutes des connes) François Jaros [13]
2015 Père Lotfi Achour [14]
2016 Stanley Vollant: De Compostelle à Kuujjuaq Simon C. Vaillancourt [15]
2017 Bagages Paul Tom [16]
2018 Trois pages Roger Gariépy [17]
2019 Le Défi Mélissa Major [18]
2020 Shooting Star (Comme une comète) Ariane Louis-Seize [19]

Télé-Québec Volet Espace Court Prize

The Télé-Québec Volet Espace Court Prize is an audience award presented to the short film by a Quebec director voted most popular with audiences.

Year Film Director Ref
2005 Radio Patrick Boivin [7]
2006 Terreur au 3918 Mathieu Fontaine [7]
2007 Le petit terrorisme Pierre-Mathieu Fortin [7]
2008 Chronos Kristian Manchester [7]
2009 Danse Macabre Pedro Pires [7]
2010 La Guérison Louis-Thomas Pelletier [7]
2011 Life and Death of Yul Brynner Jean-Marc E. Roy, Philippe David Gagné [7]
2012 La Faim François Charette [7]
2013 Remember Me (Mémorable moi) Jean-François Asselin [7]
2014 Little Brother (Petit frère) Rémi St-Michel [13]
2015 Un roadtrip à l’envers Pierre-Étienne Bordeleau [7]
2016 Une formalité Pierre-Marc Drouin, Simon Lamarre-Ledoux [15]
2017 Garage at Night (Garage de soir) Daniel Daigle [16]
2018 Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Mélanie Charbonneau [17]
2019 Le Pigeon William Mazzoleni [18]
2020 Found Me David Findlay [19]

TVA Animation Prize

The TVA Animation Prize is an audience award presented to the most popular animated film. The award is most commonly given to shorts, but animated feature films are also eligible if screened at the festival.

Year Film Director Ref
1988 The Cat Came Back Cordell Barker [7]
1989 Juke-Bar Martin Barry [9]
1990 Eternity Sheryl Sardina [7]
1991 Light & Heavy and Surprise John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton [7]
1992 Adam Peter Lord [7]
1993 The Wrong Trousers Nick Park [7]
1994 Bob's Birthday Alison Snowden, David Fine [7]
1995 Pat & Mat: The Billiards Lubomír Beneš [7]
1996 A Close Shave Nick Park [7]
1997 Puss in Boots (Кот в сапогах) Garri Bardin [7]
1998 Ludovic: The Snow Gift Co Hoedeman [7]
1999 Kirikou and the Sorceress (Kirikou et la sorcière) Michel Ocelot [7]
2000 Media Pavel Koutsky [7]
2001 The Shark and the Piano Gabriele Pennacchioli [7]
2002 Trim Time Gil Alkabetz [7]
2003 Oïo Simon Goulet [7]
2004 Panthoffelhelden Suzanne Seidel [7]
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Steve Box, Nick Park [7]
2006 Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest Michel Ocelot [7]
2007 Lapsus Juan Pablo Zaramella [7]
2008 Mia and the Migoo (Mia et le Migou) Jacques-Rémy Girerd [7]
2009 The Happy Duckling Gili Dolev [7]
2010 Bob Harry Fast, Jacob Frey [7]
2011 En la opéra Juan Pablo Zaramella [10]
2012 Ernest & Celestine Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner [11]
2013 Beerbug Ander Mendia [12]
2014 Bus Story (Histoires de bus) Tali Prévost [13]
2015 Tigres à la queue leu leu Benoît Chieux [14]
2016 Changeover Mehdi Alibeygi [15]
2017 The Jungle Bunch (Les As de la jungle) David Alaux [16]
2018 Animal Behaviour Alison Snowden, David Fine [17]
2019 Tangle Malileh Gholamzade [18]
2020 Athleticus: Une patinoire pour deux Nicolas Deveaux [19]

Médiafilm Robert-Claude Bérubé Prize

The Médiafilm Robert-Claude Bérubé Prize is presented to a film distinguished by themes of moral, social and ethical values.

Year Film Director Ref
2005 Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël) Christian Carion [7]
2006 Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest Michel Ocelot [7]
2007 Michou d'Auber Thomas Gilou [7]
2008 Trisomie 21 / Le défi Pérou Lisette Marcotte [7]
2009 The Legacy (La Donation) Bernard Émond [7]
2010 Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux) Xavier Beauvois [7]
2011 Monsieur Lazhar Philippe Falardeau [7]
2012 All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes) Bernard Émond [11]
2013 Offline Peter Monsaert [12]
2014 Geronimo Tony Gatlif [13]
2015 Hotel La Louisiane Michel La Veaux [14]
2016 Tuktuq Robin Aubert [15]
2017 Burn Out, or The Voluntary Servitude (Burn Out ou La Servitude Volontaire) Michel Jetté [16]
2018 Happy Face Alexandre Franchi [7]
2019 Papicha Mounia Meddour [18]
2020 Los Lobos Samuel Kishi Leopo [19]

Prix SPIRA

The Prix SPIRA, presented for the first time in 2019, is a juried award for short films, whose prize from the SPIRA filmmaking cooperative is $10,000 in equipment and post-production services toward a future project.

Year Film Director Ref
2019 I'll End Up in Jail (Je finirai en prison) Alexandre Dostie [7]
2020 Regret Santiago Meng [19]

Relève Desjardins

The Relève Desjardins is a $2,000 bursary presented for short local films made by students at the Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue and the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Year Film Director Ref
2008 Un pick-up à Rouyn – Carnet de voyage de Liu Ben Julien Pierre Arsenault, Marika Jacob, Maude Labrecque-Denis, Simon Lapierre, David Marcotte, Jérémie Monderie-Larouche, Frédérick Pelletier, Jean-Robert Simard [7]
2009 Chlorophylle Valérie Gauron, Marika Jacob, Simon Lapierre, Qin Wang, Yun Wang, Yi Yang, Xiao-Xu Xhu [7]
2010 Keep on Trucking Rémi Adam-Richer, Alex Beauchemin [7]
2011 Robin dans la lune Martine Gauthier-Vallières, Christina Huard, Annie Roussel [10]
2012 Lutherie sauvage Andréane Boulanger, Jean-François Perron [11]
2013 Pour l’amour de la boxe Marion Gasqui, Antoine Hache [12]
2014 Contribution volontaire Hélène Théberge [13]
2015 Vie et mort d’un objet usuel Simon Descôteaux, Valentin Foch, Martin Laroche, Gabriel Tardif [14]
2016 Octobre Alison Fortin, Samy Girard, Vicky Lavoie [15]
2017 Mélisse et Citronnelle Alex Alisich [16]
Fidèle Sophie Chaffaut, Jan Declerck
2018 Je déteste ma vie Adam Moreau, Simon Roberge, Shany Lanoix [7]
Réflexion Cyprien Jeancolas
2019 M. Richard Didier Belzile, Roxanne St-Arneault [18]
Crise de calme Camille Corbeil, Mélodie Charbonneau-Demers, Ariane Lafrenière
2020 Drought Mia Salera, Félix Caouette [19]
L’apocalypse confortable Antoine Girard

References
  1. Sean Gordon, "How one region in hard-hit Quebec has so little COVID-19 it can hold a film festival". CBC News, October 30, 2020.
  2. Robert Lillie, "Rouyn-Noranda offers films from the world". Timmins Daily Press, October 26, 2001.
  3. "Festival du cinema promises film buffs some great movies". Northern Daily News, October 23, 2002.
  4. Michel Coulombe, "Hier le Nord-Ouest, maintenant le monde". Ciné-Bulles, Vol 4. No. 4 (Sept-Oct 1984).
  5. Denis St. Pierre, "Six-day Rouyn-Noranda festival offers fare of 68 films". Sudbury Star, October 27, 1999.
  6. "L’Abitibi-Témiscamingue fait le pari de présenter un festival de cinéma devant public". Ici Radio-Canada, October 30, 2020.
  7. "Lauréats". FCIAT.
  8. André David, "Le IVe Festival international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Des images pour l’hiver..." 24 images, No. 27 (Spril 1986).
  9. "Jesus' wins top prize at film festival". Edmonton Journal, November 5, 1989.
  10. "Monsieur Lazhar primé au Festival de cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue". Ici Radio-Canada, November 4, 2011.
  11. "Les gagnants du FCIAT". Le Devoir, November 3, 2012.
  12. Manon Dumais, "FCIAT 2013 : Les Belges raflent les grands honneurs". Voir, November 1, 2013.
  13. "Le film Whiplash grand gagnant du 33e FCIAT". Ici Radio-Canada, October 31, 2014.
  14. "Le film Brooklyn couronné lors du 34e Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue". Ici Radio-Canada, November 5, 2015.
  15. François Lévesque, "«Maudie» couronné au Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue". Le Devoir, November 5, 2016.
  16. "Un profil pour deux remporte le Grand prix du FCIAT". Ici Radio-Canada, November 3, 2017.
  17. Marc-André Gemme, "Woman at War remporte le grand prix au Festival du cinéma". Le Citoyen, November 2, 2018.
  18. "Le cinéma régional triomphe au 38e FCIAT". Ici Radio-Canada (in French). November 1, 2019.
  19. "Le Festival du cinéma réussi malgré la pandémie et l'évacuation de la salle". Ici Radio-Canada, November 6, 2020.
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